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. >> i still love you america. i do. but you've heard my feelings very, very much. >> i want to assure the american people that i learned a lot in my first term. mainly that this is a terrible job, and i hate it. >> eliot: it's not that terrible. hurricane sandy's clean up continues, and the costs mount. that's next. 15 succeeded in setting their houses on fire. at christmas, there was a lot of driving over the river and through the woods. and a little bit of skidding on the ice and taking out grandma's garage door. so while you're celebrating, allstate will be standing by. trouble never takes a holiday. neither should your insurance. that's allstate's stand. are you in good hands? ♪ ♪ you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad th
. >> i still love you america. i do. but you've heard my feelings very, very much. >> i want to assure the american people that i learned a lot in my first term. mainly that this is a terrible job, and i hate it. >> eliot: it's not that terrible. hurricane sandy's clean up continues, and the costs mount. that's next. 15 succeeded in setting their houses on fire. at christmas, there was a lot of driving over the river and through the woods. and a little bit of skidding on the...
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was good for america. now when g.m. produces more cars in china than here, it is not so clear the interests are unified. is that the point here? what lloyd blankfein is saying, the tax changes they want may be good for the businesses but may not be good for us as a political entity. >> i don't think they're good for the businesses. i think this is very short-term thinking. i don't think they're thinking about the long horizon. what they're talking about is the result of the financialization of companies and ceos obsessed with short-term profits manipulating the stock prices so they get short-term compensation. in some cases that's not even good for the company ten years down the road. they've forgotten taxpayers and employees are their constituents just as much as shareholders. >> i think what they're really saying here is we've got to solve this federal deficit issue. we can't have this quote-unquote fiscal cliff-hanging out there. they're saying that unemployment will rise a percentage point we'll go into a double-dip
was good for america. now when g.m. produces more cars in china than here, it is not so clear the interests are unified. is that the point here? what lloyd blankfein is saying, the tax changes they want may be good for the businesses but may not be good for us as a political entity. >> i don't think they're good for the businesses. i think this is very short-term thinking. i don't think they're thinking about the long horizon. what they're talking about is the result of the...
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. >> i still love you america. i do. but you've heard my feelings very, very much. >> i want to assure the american people that i learned a lot in my first term. mainly that this is a terrible job, and i hate it. >> eliot: it's not that terrible. hurricane sandy's clean up [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? now to my point. (vo) jennifer granholm ... >>for every discouraged voter, there are ten angry ones taking action. trickle down does not work. in romney's world, cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft. that is a whole bunch of bunk. the powerful may steal an election, but they can't steal democracy. >> eliot: it has been two weeks since sandy and now we have karina-like ravages here in new york. basic necessities still have not been met. governor cuomo acknowledged as much today. >> 98% 99% of the people who can have their power back do. if you don't have your power back, it
. >> i still love you america. i do. but you've heard my feelings very, very much. >> i want to assure the american people that i learned a lot in my first term. mainly that this is a terrible job, and i hate it. >> eliot: it's not that terrible. hurricane sandy's clean up [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? now to my point. (vo) jennifer granholm...
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america west arena bass der to iraq. he served as the deputy to the president. thank you for your time. maybe you can unwind the chaos that is the middle east these days. >> thank you very much for having me here, eliot. first of all, behind the chaos are fundamental changes that manifest themselves first in things like the u.n. vote which follows the fighting in gaza over the past week between israel, the past two weeks between israel and hamas and also the arab spring in its manifestation again in the developments we see in egypt. it is very, very important for us to try to get a handle on these things because of the importance of this region and the key role that the united states should and must continue to play. nobody can replace us in leading that region and in trying to find some way out of this chaos. >> eliot: you begin specifically with the u.n. vote. does that help or hurt? does it make more or less likely the possibility of reigniting genuine peace negotiations? does it help the palestinian authority and abbas by re-establishing his credibility as a
america west arena bass der to iraq. he served as the deputy to the president. thank you for your time. maybe you can unwind the chaos that is the middle east these days. >> thank you very much for having me here, eliot. first of all, behind the chaos are fundamental changes that manifest themselves first in things like the u.n. vote which follows the fighting in gaza over the past week between israel, the past two weeks between israel and hamas and also the arab spring in its...
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republicans are now asking seriously, how do they win america's fastest-growing bloc of voters. that's ahead on "viewpoint." mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. >> eliot: point one, latinos vote. something most folks understood before tuesday--republicans apparently not. point 2. it is never too soon to think about 2016. point 3 points one and two mean that republicans will change their views on immigration. even rabid right-wing radio hosts like sean hannity seem to get that. >> we've gotta get rid of the immigration issue all together. it's simple for me to fix it. i think you control the border first, and you create a pathway for those people who are here. you don't say you gotta go home. that's a position that i've evolved in. >> eliot: joining me now political reporter joe williams and molly ball. molly, let me start with you. this is pretty quick pretty dramatic. they didn't get a single vote from the latino community. some are saying, oops, now we got to embrace you. what will the immigration platf
republicans are now asking seriously, how do they win america's fastest-growing bloc of voters. that's ahead on "viewpoint." mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. >> eliot: point one, latinos vote. something most folks understood before tuesday--republicans apparently not. point 2. it is never too soon to think about 2016. point 3 points one and two mean that republicans will change their views...
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let's bring in joel berg, author of "all-you-can-eat: how hungry is america." welcome. >> thank you. >> eliot: give us a magnitude of the problem. >> 50 million americans including nearly 17 million children live in households that cannot afford enough food. now they're not starving to death like somalia or north korea because we do have a federal assistance safety net but they're choosing between food and medicine, choosing between food and rent, and in the wealthiest history of the nation wealthiest nation in the history of the world they don't have enough food for their entire sustenance for the year. >> eliot: this is what people find staggering. we appreciate the wealth of this nation. we see the excesses. but we think virtually everybody can get the food they need. we don't appreciate there is a vast percentage of americans who simply cannot put food on the table. >> since you mentioned mr. smith goes to washington in a previous segment, i will say that americans are brought up on the frank capra-esque smith. that the mean banker will come with donations
let's bring in joel berg, author of "all-you-can-eat: how hungry is america." welcome. >> thank you. >> eliot: give us a magnitude of the problem. >> 50 million americans including nearly 17 million children live in households that cannot afford enough food. now they're not starving to death like somalia or north korea because we do have a federal assistance safety net but they're choosing between food and medicine, choosing between food and rent, and in the...
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that's great for america. especially as it relates to making sure that we're not dependent on the middle east for oil. we just -- we just need to get this done and there's a balance that can be struck. i've said over and over again the problem is that you got people on the right who say it is all about fossil fuels whether it is coal, oil or gas. you got people on the left saying tomorrow we can turn on the windmills and that will get us the electricity we need. they're both wrong. we need to have a balanced approach. we also need to think sensibly about how we move the energy in the future. >> eliot: do you think the president is going to have the various departments of energy, e.p.a., federal level move forward on the pipeline after the new year? >> well, it's a state department that needs to make the decision and i've said all along that the decision the president made was not the right decision. it wasn't the right decision for american jobs at a time when we need those private sector jobs. it wasn't the r
that's great for america. especially as it relates to making sure that we're not dependent on the middle east for oil. we just -- we just need to get this done and there's a balance that can be struck. i've said over and over again the problem is that you got people on the right who say it is all about fossil fuels whether it is coal, oil or gas. you got people on the left saying tomorrow we can turn on the windmills and that will get us the electricity we need. they're both wrong. we need to...
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and should i choose, if i think that she would be the best person to serve america in the capacity at the state department department, then i will nominate here. >> eliot: much more on that a little later in the program. the president also reached out to the g.o.p. on immigration reform and offered an idea that he would like to see from congress. >> obama: whatever process we have needs to make sure that border security's strong, needs to deal with employers effectively, needs to provide a pathway for the undocumented here needs to deal with the dream act kids and i think that's something we can get done. >> eliot: and mr. obama commented on an issue he doesn't expect congress to take up any time soon. >> obama: i am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions as a consequence i think we have an obligation to further generations to do something about it. >> eliot: but with jobs and the economy his top priority addressing climate change will just have to wait. joining us now, the host of full full court press and author of "to
and should i choose, if i think that she would be the best person to serve america in the capacity at the state department department, then i will nominate here. >> eliot: much more on that a little later in the program. the president also reached out to the g.o.p. on immigration reform and offered an idea that he would like to see from congress. >> obama: whatever process we have needs to make sure that border security's strong, needs to deal with employers effectively, needs to...
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that coalition was non-traditional. >> america's demographics have always been changing! and the old establishment always giving way to -- and presenting a new establishment. mr. o'reilly and mr. goldberg. >> apparently mitt and ann romney went to see "twilight" at the movie theatre on saturday night. >> you like vampires? >>i don't like vampires. i don't know any. >> eliot: poor mitt. guy loses and now he's the butt of all humor. president promised to do something about climate change. he didn't promise what or when. congressman raul grijalva joins me next. and through the woods. and a little bit of skidding on the ice and taking out grandma's garage door. so while you're celebrating, allstate will be standing by. trouble never takes a holiday. neither should your insurance. that's allstate's stand. are you in good hands? ♪ ♪ >> eliot: the only knew president obama from what you heard in the election, you might think he was an an echo extremist. that he had killed the entire keystone pipeline project. coal production is the same as ten years ago. domestic oil drillin
that coalition was non-traditional. >> america's demographics have always been changing! and the old establishment always giving way to -- and presenting a new establishment. mr. o'reilly and mr. goldberg. >> apparently mitt and ann romney went to see "twilight" at the movie theatre on saturday night. >> you like vampires? >>i don't like vampires. i don't know any. >> eliot: poor mitt. guy loses and now he's the butt of all humor. president promised to do...
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we let these new cvo budget guidelines restrict our ability to make responsible decisions for rural america for nutrition and conservation. >> eliot: as you look into 2013, do you think there will be a consensus that will bring essentially the bill that passed your committee this year to the floor of the house for a vote and if it does, reach that vote and passes, is it close enough to what the senate has done to provide some hope there will be a resolution of this? >> well, that's the theory among some of the folks who want to do manana manana. that makes no sense. there's nothing that we'll know next year that we don't know today. this is about whether we're going to man up to use a famous sarah palin analogy. and do our job. if there were something that were going to develop over the next few months and would serve a purpose, there would be some justification. the only purpose it is serving is avoidance responsibility by congress to do its job. we must pass a farm bill. that's the job of congress every five years. we can have a debate about the content. then we can be held accountable wh
we let these new cvo budget guidelines restrict our ability to make responsible decisions for rural america for nutrition and conservation. >> eliot: as you look into 2013, do you think there will be a consensus that will bring essentially the bill that passed your committee this year to the floor of the house for a vote and if it does, reach that vote and passes, is it close enough to what the senate has done to provide some hope there will be a resolution of this? >> well, that's...
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if you get sick, america the republican healthcare plan is this. die quickly. >> eliot: democratic congress man alan grayson joins me now congressman many thanks for your time. that was one of the memorable moments in a memorable healthcare debate. it sent ripples through the shattering class as we refer to it, the insiders who think they know everything. man, who is this guy. it is great to see and hear your voice back in washington. you will unsettle and ruffle a few featers what is on your agenda. >> to make john boehner cry. he cries so easy. >> eliot: that's too's. something harder than that. >> how about full employment or universal healthcare. what about that? >> eliot: right, you're going to go to washington to approach the progressive agenda. how comfortable are you that after last night the president understands that this is now a time for a grand agenda not just a greened bargain? >> it remains to be seen. i couldn't tell from watching the campaign. i couldn't tell from the speech. i don't know. i don't know if the president is going to
if you get sick, america the republican healthcare plan is this. die quickly. >> eliot: democratic congress man alan grayson joins me now congressman many thanks for your time. that was one of the memorable moments in a memorable healthcare debate. it sent ripples through the shattering class as we refer to it, the insiders who think they know everything. man, who is this guy. it is great to see and hear your voice back in washington. you will unsettle and ruffle a few featers what is on...
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make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ >> eliot: if such a thing is possible, tuesday night was a very bad night to be a billionaire. especially if you donated generously to the super pacs supporting mitt romney's bid for the presidency. with all the talk of money influencing our politics, the question after this $6 billion election what did all that money buy? we have political reporter nick confesori. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> eliot: the inroads that they made the influence they would buy, but in the end they lost. >> here's what i would say it turns out that mitt romney and the republicans were not lying when they they faced $1 billion onslaught from barack obama. they did face $1 billion onslaught from abraham. one way they kept it competitive was super pacs and outside spending. every was looking for the wave of outside spending to swamp obama. what really happened was that romney needed the wave of outside spending just to draw even wi
make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ >> eliot: if such a thing is possible, tuesday night was a very bad night to be a billionaire. especially if you donated generously to the super pacs supporting mitt romney's bid for the presidency. with all the talk of money influencing our politics, the question after this $6 billion election what did all that money...